MC Eiht ft/ Conway x DJ Premier | Honcho
Love this new joint from MC Eiht. That slowed down Preemo beat is perfect for him and Conway. Taken from his forthcoming album Lessons < Koaste
Unknown Element #20 | Justin Freeman | No Chill
This just popped up on my social media feeds, so I think its well worth bringing back the 273’s Unknown Element series featuring artists who you may well have not … Continue reading
Big Toast – The Wedding Fund (Rejected Review)
Big Toast got in touch with me this morning to ask if I write reviews. He’s trying to get coverage for the new album by his compadre Jack Diggs (Blue … Continue reading
Tonight! Slipjam! Featuring Ben Addict, Son Of Light, Ocean Wisdom
Y’know, I will start doing proper show previews for The273 again at some point in the near future when I’m not quite so preoccupied, but right now it’s the best … Continue reading
Those guys that you always see in those Don’t Flop battles.
Ohhhhh shit. This is so true. • Koaste
Common – War (first leak from the forthcoming album Nobody Smiling)
For about half a second I was mildly pleased by the news that Common’s recently announced forthcoming album Nobody Smiling is a response to ‘all the violence that was going … Continue reading
Kanye West dabbles in budget porn with his video for Bound 2 (and gives a couple of interviews attempting to illustrate WTF it’s all about)
Taking it out of its previous context on the Yeezus album totally changes the way I hear Kanye West’s ‘Bound 2’. There it was almost soothing after the ferocity of … Continue reading
Casual – He Still Think He #RapGod
This one came out of a blind spot. Bay Area rapper and member of Hieroglyphics, Casual has been moved to respond to Eminem’s Rap God track. Perhaps due to himself … Continue reading
Should YOU respond to Kendrick Lamar?
Jacked this from Buzzfeed a little earlier. Shouts to Nick Knowledge for the hook up. • Koaste
So this Kendrick verse then…
So everybody and his deejay have been going bat shit crazy over a Kendrick Lamar verse. More specifically, his verse on Big Sean’s Control which dropped on Monday. The track … Continue reading
Nine – Its Over Dog (DMX Diss)
Ringo drew my attention to a little bit of rap beef brewing between Freddie Gibbs and Young Jeezy a few days ago in his column, but today its time to … Continue reading
Mad Hatter – Numbers on the Board Freestyle
One of the new generation of emcees from the South Easy, Barcode’s Mad Hatter drops a little something over the ill-as-hell beat for Pusha T’s Numbers on the Board. • … Continue reading
(Re)Enter The Ringomatrix
And now, introducing a new writer who’s jumped onboard here at The 273. I first spotted his writing a while back, and I’ve been bugging him to come and write … Continue reading
Don’t Flop: Oshea vs Tony D [@OSheaEFC @TonyDPoison]
I haven’t posted much from DF recently, but felt that this heavyweight match up between Oshea and Poisonous Poets’ Tony D was well worth throwing up here. One incredible battle … Continue reading
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